Of all the roughriding industrialists whose energy and daring have made Sāo Paulo one of the world's fastest-growing cities, by far the most untrammeled is Francisco ("Baby") Pignatari. At 33, Baby has already built an industrial empire worth some $25 million. In his spare time he has enjoyed life with a free-spending gusto that has won him the undisputed title of Brazil's champion playboy.
Almost nightly, when Baby is in Sāo Paulo, his Cadillac pulls up outside a plush nightclub known as the Oasis. The Oasis' bartender keeps a special highball glass...
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